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Global Institute of Management & Technology: B.Tech in Civil Engineering

The document summarizes a seminar presentation about the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It provides details about the tallest building in the world such as its height of 828 meters, records held, structural elements, and engineering challenges of designing such a tall building. Construction began in 2004 and was completed in 2009, setting world records for height, number of stories, and highest occupied floor. The structural system uses a hexagonal reinforced concrete core and outriggers to resist wind and seismic loads at such an extreme height.

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Global Institute of Management & Technology: B.Tech in Civil Engineering

The document summarizes a seminar presentation about the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It provides details about the tallest building in the world such as its height of 828 meters, records held, structural elements, and engineering challenges of designing such a tall building. Construction began in 2004 and was completed in 2009, setting world records for height, number of stories, and highest occupied floor. The structural system uses a hexagonal reinforced concrete core and outriggers to resist wind and seismic loads at such an extreme height.

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GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF

MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY

NAME - SOUMITRA PAUL


DEPT - B.TECH IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
ROLL - 25901316037
SEM - 6TH
Seminar
On

BURJ KHALIFA
“The big challenge is to become all
that you have the possibility of
becoming. You cannot believe what
it does to the human spirit to
maximize your human potential
and stretch yourself to the limit.”

-JIM ROHN
Introduction
• Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is
a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently
the tallest structure in the world, at 828 m (2,717 ft).
• Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior
of the structure completed on 1 October 2009.
• Burj Khalifa was designed by Adrian Smith, then of 
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), whose firm designed the 
Willis Tower and One World Trade Center.
FACTS ABOUT BURJ DUBAI
• January 2004: Excavation commences.
• February 2004: Piling starts.
• 21 September 2004: Emaar contractors begin construction.
• March 2005: Structure of Burj Khalifa starts rising.
• June 2006: Level 50 is reached.
• February 2007: Surpasses the Sears Tower as the building with the
most floors.
WORLD RECORDS
• At over 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and more than 160
stories, Burj Khalifa holds the following records:
• Tallest building in the world.
• Tallest free-standing structure in the world.
• Highest number of stories in the world.
• Highest occupied floor in the world.
Structural Elements
• Foundation
• Podium
• Exterior Cladding
• Structural System
• Spire
• Mechanical Floors
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
• The goal of the Burj Dubai Tower is not simply to be the
world's highest building; it's to embody the world's highest
aspirations.
• The 280 000 m2 (3 000 000 ft2) reinforced concrete multi-
use in tower.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

• The center hexagonal reinforced concrete core walls


provide the torsional resistance of the structure
similar to a closed tube or axle.
• The center hexagonal walls are buttressed by the
wing walls and hammerhead walls, which behave as
the webs and flanges of a beam to resist the wind
shears and moments.
WIND ENGINEERING
• For a building of this height and slenderness, wind
forces and the resulting motions in the upper levels
become dominant factors in the structural design.
FOUNDATIONS AND SITE CONDITIONS

• The tower foundations consist of a pile-


supported raft.
• The solid reinforced concrete raft is 3-7 m (12
ft) thick and was poured utilizing C50 (cube
strength) self-consolidating concrete (SCC).
LONG-TERM AND CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE ANALYSIS

• Historically, engineers have typically


determined the behavior of concrete
structures using linear-elastic finite element
analysis and summations of vertical column
loads.
• As building height increases, the results of
such conventional analysis may increasingly
diverge from actual behavior.
CONCLUSION
• It is also tangible proof of Dubai's growing role in a
changing world. In fewer than 30 years, this city has
transformed itself from a regional centre to a global
one.
• This success was not based on oil reserves, but on
reserves of human talent, ingenuity and initiative.
REFERENCES
• www.google.com
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.studymafia.org
Thank you.

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